Толковый словарь английского языка - sauce
Sauce
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I. noun see: salt Date: 14th century a condiment or relish for food, something that adds zest or piquancy, stewed fruit eaten with other food or as a dessert, pert or impudent language or actions, liquor , II. transitive verb (~d; saucing) Date: 15th century 1. to dress with relish or seasoning, to cover or serve with a ~, 2. to modify the harsh or unpleasant characteristics of, to give zest or piquancy to, to be rude or impudent to
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n. & v. --n. 1 any of various liquid or semi-solid preparations taken as a relish with food; the liquid constituent of a dish (mint sauce; tomato sauce; chicken in a lemon sauce). 2 something adding piquancy or excitement. 3 colloq. impudence, impertinence, cheek. 4 US stewed fruit etc. eaten as dessert or used as a garnish. --v.tr. 1 colloq. be impudent to; cheek. 2 archaic a season with sauce or condiments. b add excitement to. Phrases and idioms sauce-boat a kind of jug or dish used for serving sauces etc. sauce for the goose what is appropriate in one case (by implication appropriate in others). Derivatives sauceless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L salsus f. salere sals- to salt f. sal salt ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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